h_fin_2017a_2017-01-30t13:32:51z2 Hearing Summary

Date: 01/30/2017

Location: LSB A

02:27 PM -- HB17-1079



Representative Kennedy, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 17-1079, which continues the Wholesale Food Manufacturing and Storage Protection Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The program is set to expire on July 1, 2017. The bill restructures the program fees and creates a $100 annual application fee to be paid by all wholesale food manufacturing and storage businesses. Representative Kennedy distributed and explained amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C, respectively). Representative Kennedy also distributed a table illustrating the fee change if amendment L.003 is adopted (Attachment D). Ms. Clare Pramuk, Legislative Council Staff, addressed questions from the committee about the estimated fiscal impact of the bill.



17HouseFin0130AttachB.pdf 17HouseFin0130AttachC.pdf



17HouseFin0130AttachD.pdf



02:32 PM -- Mr. Sean Scott, representing CDPHE, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Scott responded to questions from the committee.



02:38 PM -- Ms. Kara Miller, representing the Colorado Distillers Guild, testified about the bill. Ms. Miller and Representative Kennedy responded to questions from the committee.



02:41 PM -- Mr. Tom Butts, representing the Tri County Health Department, the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, and the Colorado Directors of Environmental Health, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Butts and Representative Kennedy addressed questions from the committee.



02:45 PM -- Mr. Jeff Lawrence, representing CDPHE, came to the table to address questions from the committee. Mr. Scott and Mr. Lawrence responded to additional questions from the committee.

02:57 PM



Representative Kennedy and members of the committee made closing remarks on the bill. Mr. Michael Nicoletti, representing CDPHE, came to the table to answer a question from the committee.

03:09 PM



The committee adjourned.